110 STAT. 3009-143 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996
export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or
produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall
not prohibit—
(1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant
impact in the export of agricultural commodities of the United
States; or
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers.
SURPLUS COMMODITIES
22 USC 262h
SEC. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
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United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the
Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development
Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice and
vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this
Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance
will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the
same, similar, or competing commodity.
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 515. For the purposes of providing the Executive Branch
with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds
made available under this Act for "Child Survival and Disease
Programs Fund", "Development Assistance", "Debt restructuring",
"International organizations and programs", "Trade and Development Agency", "International narcotics control", "Assistance for
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States", "Assistance for the New
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union",'"Economic Support
Fund", "Peacekeeping operations", "Operating expenses of the
Agency for International Development", "Operating expenses of the
Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General",
"Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs",
"Foreign Military Financing Program", "International military education and training", "Inter-American Foundation", "African Development Foundation", "Peace Corps", "Migration and refugee assistance", shall be available for obligation for activities, programs,
projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations
not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of these specific headings
unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress
are previously notified fifteen days in advance: Provided, That
the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be
aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified
to Congress or 20 per centum in excess of the quantities justified
to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified
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